By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A FORENSIC pathologist testified that she observed 11 gunshot wounds on Deangelo Evans’s body during an autopsy, concluding he died as a result of gunshot wounds to the torso and extremities.
Dr Caryn Sands’ testimony came as the inquest into Evans’ police-involved killing resumed yesterday at the Coroner’s Court.
Dr Sands, a forensic pathologist at Princess Margaret Hospital, testified that she performed an autopsy on Evans, 20, on June 8, 2018.
She said Evans might have been lying facedown at some point during the shooting, which took place at Sandy Lane on May 27, 2018, due to the injuries to his posterior and lower extremities.
While examining the deceased’s body, she observed 11 apparent gunshot wounds scattered across the defendant’s chest, abdomen, right and left buttocks, right arm, right and left thigh and lower right leg.
She said the bullet that entered the deceased’s chest from the left side penetrated his lungs and heart before exiting through the right side of his chest.
She further observed that the deceased had an abrasion to his left forearm and a fractured rib.
She said there was no evidence that Evans was killed at close range.
Under questioning from K Melvern Munroe, who represents the two officers involved, Dr Sands said no projectiles were recovered from Evans’ body. She said all gunshot wounds had observable entry and exit sites.
She said while there were 11 gunshot wounds on Evans’s body, this does not mean there were 11 bullets fired at him.
Dr Sands told Ryzard Humes, a lawyer for Evans’ family, that the victim might have been lying facedown at some point during the shooting.
Responding to Romona Farquharson-Seymour, who also represents the deceased’s estate, Dr Sands said that due to Evan’s injuries, there were possibly 12 gunshot wounds.
Patrick Sweeting marshalled the evidence.
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